When I asked senior energy analyst Glenn Doty to comment on a business plan that contemplates coal and gas to liquids (isobutanol) I received an amazingly complete response — both a crash course in the business of organic chemistry and …
Glenn Doty on the Environmental Issues with Tar Sands Read More »
Here’s a well-written article that contains a great deal of truth. Many environmentalists take knee-jerk positions, often rooted in an incomplete and self-serving view of the relevant science, and these positions can ultimately do more harm to the environment than …
When asked what 2GreenEnergy is, I normally talk about what we’re doing to forward the cause of clean energy, but I quickly add that we’re about sustainability more generally. I want to ensure that we play a role in any …
Discussion on Electric Transportation Is Part of a Larger Topic Read More »
In today’s discussion on energy storage, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: As far as who should pay for storage, that’s easy… the storage facility should pay for itself by the value that it adds to the grid. If it …
On my piece on EVs earlier today, my friend Tom Konrad of AltEnergyStocks.com writes: Given the extra demand from a large number of EVs, how will the utilities supply the extra power? (This could be anything, not just renewables or …
When I signed my daughter up to take the SATs, the organization that administers the test asked if I wanted to receive, via email, the “SAT Question of the Day.” I eagerly agreed. I love little quizzes, and I look …
SAT Question Stimulates Thoughts on Oil Dependence Read More »
I just got off the phone with a friend of a friend, who heads up the electric vehicle strategy at one of the largest utilities in the U.S. Here are some of the ideas we covered: • Especially in the …
Senior energy analyst and frequent commenter Glenn Doty writes: Farmers are getting hit by the drought and heat wave. Wealthy southern landowners are getting hit by increased tropical storm activity… and everyone has to spend more to keep the air …
What To Do About Climate Change – And When To Do It Read More »
What a great pleasure to come face to face with Glenn Doty, senior energy analyst and frequent commenter at 2GreenEnergy, during my visit to Doty Scientific on Friday. Had Glenn not had business to which to attend, I would have …
Here’s another article by frequent commenter Glenn Doty on the drought in the United States. Its publication roughly coincides with physicist Dr. Richard Muller’s op-ed in the New York Times, in which he summarizes the work performed over the past …
Drought, Extreme Weather, and Global Climate Change Read More »
